abandon all hope have added a second guitar since the last time i saw them a few months ago and its killer. they're tight blazing thrashcore with a solid fuckin' rythym section which means you could actually find a backbeat to dance to instead of just jumping up & down and hitting people in the pit. . of course any band that has eben drumming will automatically have power-plus. roger (guitar)says that garth's brother's new label will be releasing a split 7" of abandon and another band whose name i forgot already.
fukrot plays all too rarely anymore but still are about the happiest grind you'd ever wanna hear.the shit just cheers you up. it was interesting to watch eben play two sets in a row and see the stylistic difference of how he plays with the two bands. abandon all hope isn't melodic by any stretch of the imagination but in comparison to fukrot, maybe. miles' guitar and greg's bass were punishing as usual. greg says they got some new songs --maybe a litle different than before--up their black sleeves. oh boy!
